Philip lesson



(No Model.)

PQLESSON.

SIGK'LE.

No. 392,041. Patented Oct. 80, 1888.

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PATENT SICKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 392,041, dated October30, 1888.

Application filed February 16, 1888. Serial No. 264,194. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHILIP Lesson, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Sickles, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to an improvementiu sickles orcutting-instruments; and by this invention a firm connection is securedbetween the blade of the instrument and its handle, as set forth in thefollowing specification and claims, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, ofa sickle. Fig. 2 is a section in the plane co m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is aside elevation, partly in section, of a modification. tion in the plane1 y, Fig. 3.

Similar letters i ndieate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letter A indicates a blade of suitable material,such as steel. One edge of the blade is sharpened to serve for cuttingor severing, and at the back edge is turned over to form a bead, O. Awire or rod, D, is secured in the turned-over portion or bead O and inthe handle B, thus securing the blade and handle to one another. A nut,F, prevents the wire D from coming out of engagement with the handle.Said wire is secured in the turnedover part or bead G by suitablewell-known means-such, for example, as soldering or compressing theturned-over part of Fig. 4 is a seethe blade about the wire, so as toclamp the wire. In case the wire is round in cross-section, as seen inFigs. 1 and 2, the blade A can be prevented from turning about the wireby being provided with a lug or tail, G, which engages the handle B. InFigs. 1 and 2 said lug G is shown as setting in a notch in the handle B,whereby the blade is prevented from turning. If the wire D is not roundin cross-section-as, for example, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4., where thewire is angular in cross-section-the wire will prevent the blade fromturning and the lug G can be dispensed with.

The bead G can be readily formed by bending the back of the blade A overupon itself for a certain distance along the edge, as is customary informing beads in such articles, for example, as sheetmetal householdarticles, such as pans. The head 0 tends to strengthen the blade, whichis of advantage if the blade is to be used for heavy kinds of work--as,for example, in the case shown in the drawings, where the blade iscurved, so as to serve for mowing. In my construction, as shown, thewire is inclosed, held, and wholly concealed without rivets by turningthe back edge of the blade entirely around such Wire, in which respectmy invention differs materially and sub stantially from an exposedstrengthening-piece laid directly upon and riveted to the back of ablade. I do not claim a lug on a blade entering a notch in a handle toprevent the blade turning in the handle, as such is known intable-knives.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a handle and a wire secured therein, of acutting-blade having its back edge turned entirely around and whollyconcealing the wire, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a handle, a wire extending through the length ofthe handle, a nut on one end of the wire for securing the latter, and acutting-blade having its back turned over the wire, substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination, with a notched handle and a wire secured therein, ofa cutting-blade provided with a lug or tail seated in the notch of thehandle and having its back edge turned entirely around and whollyconcealing the wire, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

PHILIP LESSON. [L 8.]

Witnesses:

W. O. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

